Natural Balance Original Ultra Whole Body Health Chicken, Chicken Meal & Duck Meal Dry Dog Food
Top 4 ingredients of Natural Balance Original Ultra Whole Body Health Chicken, Chicken Meal & Duck Meal Dry Dog Food are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, and Potatoes. According to the guaranteed analysis, we calculated the starch ratio as 37.0%.
- protein
- fat
- fibre
- moisture
- ash, assumed
- starch, derived
Ingredient Wiki
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Guaranteed
Analysis
As printed on the bag, measured “as fed”
- Calories
- 3,590 kcal/kg
- Crude Protein (min.)
- 27.0%
- Crude Fat (min.)
- 15.0%
- Crude Fiber (max.)
- 5.0%
- Moisture (max.)
- 10.0%
- Starch ratio (calculated)
- 37.0%
410 kcal per cup. This food is 90% dry matter. The conversion alongside removes the water so it can be compared with any other food, wet or dry.
Full Ingredient
Declaration
Exactly as the bag prints it, heaviest first
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Peas, Potatoes, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Brown Rice, Oat Groats, Pea Protein, Carrots, Duck Meal, Natural Flavor, Dried Tomato Pomace, Flaxseed, Menhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Oat Hulls, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Potassium Chloride, DL-Methionine, Taurine, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Choline Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), L-Tryptophan, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Lactic Acid, Dried Kelp, Dried Spinach, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, L-Carnitine, Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Rosemary Extract, Green Tea Extract, Spearmint Extract
Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after the divider is present in an even smaller amount.
| NUTRIENT | AS FED | DRY M. | READING |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN | 27.0% | 30.0% | HIGH |
| FAT | 15.0% | 16.7% | n/a |
| FIBRE | 5.0% | 5.6% | n/a |
| CARB (EST.) | 37.0% | 41.1% | HIGH |
Calculated from the resting energy formula vets use and this food’s actual calorie density. A starting point to adjust from, not a prescription.
Against The Line
Same figures, same method, applied to the rest of the Natural Balance range and the archive average.
| METRIC | THIS RECIPE | L.I.D. LIMITED INGREDIENT | ARCHIVE AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROTEIN, DM | 30.0% | 26.7% | 32.3% |
| CARB, DM | 41% | 48% | 39% |
| STARCH RATIO | 37.0% | 43.5% | 37.84% |
| KCAL / CUP | 410 | 385 | 384 |
No FDA Recalls On Record
We have not matched any FDA recall to Natural Balance. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes. See the recall log
Other Flavours
Protein on a dry matter basis, read the same way.